Health and Medical Care
Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021
Speakers List
December 8, 2021
Day 1: December 7th (High Level Sessions)
Opening Session (20:00-20:35)
| Opening Video | |
| Japan | H.E.Mr. Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Japan | H.E.Mr. Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister |
| DRC (AU Chair) | H.E.Mr. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President |
| Bangladesh | H.E.Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister |
| Timor-Leste | H.E. Mr. Taur Matan Ruak, Prime Minister |
| El Salvador | Mrs. Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, First Lady |
| United Nations | H.E. Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General |
| World Bank | Mr. David Malpass, President |
| WHO | H.E.Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Director-General |
| UNICEF | Ms. Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director |
| FAO | Dr. QU Dongyu, Director General |
| Video (Japanese school lunch) |
Session 1 (Commitment from Countries) (20:35-21:40)
| Madagascar | H.E. Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President |
| Peru | H.E. Ms. Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, First Vice President and Minister of Development and Social Inclusion |
| Zambia | Her Honour Mrs. W.K Mutale-Nalumango,MP, Vice President |
| Cambodia | H.E. Dr. Yim Chhay Ly, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) |
| Benin | H.E. Mr. Gaston Dossouhoui, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries |
| Burkina Faso | H.E. Mr. Charlemagne Marie Ragnag-Néwendé Ouedraogo, Minister of Health |
| Cote d’Ivoire | H.E. Mr. Abdourahmane Cissé, Secretary General of the Presidency |
| Lao P.D.R | H.E. Dr. Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Minister of Health |
| Mozambique | Ms. Celmira da Silva, Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Security and Nutrition (SETSAN) |
| Nepal | H.E. Mr. Bhawani Prasad Khapung, State Minister, Ministry of Health and Population |
| Tanzania | Hon. Jenista Joackim Mhagama, Minister of State, Prime Minister's office (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labor, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disability) |
| Uganda | Rt. Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba, Minister, Office of the Prime Minister |
| Australia | Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, Minister for International Development and the Pacific |
| Brazil | H.E. Dr. Marcelo Queiroga, Minister of Health |
| Canada | The Hon. Harjit Singh Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency |
| Denmark | H. E. Mr. Rasmus Prehn, Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries |
| EU | H.E. Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships |
| Finland | H.E. Mr. Ville Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade |
| Ireland | H.E. Mr. Martin Heydon, T.D., Minister of State for Research and Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development |
| Netherlands | H.E. Mr. Tom de Bruijn, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation |
| New Zealand | Hon. Aupito William Sio, Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Associate Minister of Health |
| United States | H.E. Ms. Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID |
| United Kingdom | Ms. Wendy Morton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Europe and Americas) |
| Germany | Ms. Beate Kasch, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture |
| Japan | Ms. Suzuki Takako, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Message from Athlete and Youth (21:40-21:45)
| Youth | Ms. Manata Aleksandr (Kyrgyzstan) Ms. Jane Napais Lankisa (Kenya) Mr. Mike Khunga (Malawi) Ms. Florence Sibomana (Rwanda) Ms. Hanitra Rarison (Madagascar) Mr. Niroj Sudarshan (Sri Lanka) Mr. Webster Makombe (Zimbabwe) Ms. Maryam Ahmed (Nigeria) Ms. Anayat Sidhu (Canada) |
| Athlete | Mr. Pau Gasol, UNICEF Good Will Ambassador, Global Nutrition Champion, retired NBA player |
Session 2 (Commitment from Constituency Stakeholders) (21:45-22:25)
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Mr. Bill Gates, Co-chairperson |
| WFP | Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director |
| IFAD | Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, President |
| ASEAN | H.E. Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General |
| AfDB | Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President |
| ADB | Mr. Bambang Susantono, Vice President |
| Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) | Ms. Gerda Verburg, United Nations Assistant Secretary General, and Coordinator of the SUN Movement |
| UN Nutrition | Dr. Yamamoto Naoko, WHO Assistant Director General, UNN Chair |
| World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) |
Ms. Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President |
| Access to Nutrition Initiative(ATNI) | Mr. Nishioka Akihiko, President and CEO of Resona Asset Management Representative Director and President of Resona Asset Management Co., Ltd., and Investor Signatory of Access to Nutrition Initiative |
| Ajinomoto | Mr. Nishii Takaaki, President and CEO |
| Mr. Michiel Bakker, VP, Global Workforce Programs | |
| Compilation by several Civil Society Organizations | Mr. Irshad Danish, Adovocacy Advisor at Nutrition International and Chair of the SUN Civil Society Network Ms. Christina Muyama, Nutrition program Officer, Graca Machel Trust |
| International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) | Dr. Anna Lartey, Former IUNS President |
| Japan Dietetic Association | Prof. Nakamura Teiji, President |
| Japan | Ms. Suzuki Takako, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Closing Session (22:25-22:35)
| Japan | H.E. Mr. Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| France | H.E. Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs |
Day 2: December 8th (Thematic Sessions)
Opening Session (19:00-19:10)
| Japan | H.E. Mr. Kaneko Genjiro, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Japan | H.E. Mr. Goto Shigeyuki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
Kick-off: Financing and Accountability for Nutrition Action and Impact (19:10-19:25)
| World Bank Group | Dr. Meera Shekar, Co-Chair of N4G Financing Thematic Working Group, Global Lead for Nutrition, World Bank |
| Global Nutrition Report (GNR) | Dr. Renata Micha, Co-Chair of N4G Accountability Thematic Working Group/Chair of Global Nutrition Report Independent Expert Group |
| Rwanda | Hon. Prof. Jeannette Bayisenge, Minister of Gender and Family Promotion |
Commitments (19:25-19:40)
| Ecuador | H. E. Mr. Erwin Ronquillo, Minister, Technical Secretariat “Ecuador Grows without Child Malnutrition” |
| Ethiopia | H.E. Dr. Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health |
| Malaysia | H.E. Mr. Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Health |
| Mauritania | H.E. Mr. Ousmane Mamoudou Kane, Minister of Economy and Promotion of Productive Sectors |
| Unilever | Ms. Carla Hilhorst, Executive Vice President, R&D Food &Refreshment |
Session1 Panel: “Mobilizing nutrition in Universal Health Coverage (UHC)” (19:40-20:40)
| WHO | Prof. Takemi Keizo, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage |
| WHO | Dr. Francesco Branca, Director, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development |
| Kyrgyzstan | Dr. Nurida Erkinbekovna, Head of Department on Medical Care Organization and Policy, Ministry of Health |
| Ghana | Mrs. Mary Mpereh, Director Development Policy and Planning Division and SUN Technical Focal Point |
| Honduras | Ms. Danne Yakeline Chávez, Minister of Government General Coordination in the Social Cabinet |
| South Sudan | Dr. Victoria Anib Majur, Undersecretary, the Ministry of Health |
| Mongolia | Dr. Bolormaa Norov, Senior Researcher, Nutrition Department, National Centre for Public Health |
| Nigeria | H.E. Dr. E. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health |
| FHI Solutions | Dr. Nadra Franklin, Managing Director |
| Nutrition International | Mr. Joel Spicer, President and CEO |
| Standing Together for Nutrition | Dr. Saskia Osendarp, Executive Director of Micronutrient Forum and ST4N co-convenor |
| International Federation of Medical Student’s Association | Mr. Mohamed Eissa, Liaison Officer for Public Health Issues |
Commitments (20:40-20:55)
| The Gambia | Dr. Amat Bah, Executive Director of National Nutrition Agency on Nutrition |
| Guatemala | Mr. Cesar Vinicio Arreaga Morales, Deputy Minister of Food Security and Nutrition |
| Lesotho | Hon. Mr. Likopo Mahase, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office |
| Malawi | Hon. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, MP, Minister of Health |
| Senegal | Mr. Abdou Latif Coulibaly, Secretary-General of the Government, General Secretariat of the Government |
| Sierra Leone | Dr. Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation |
Session2 Panel: “Food System Transformation for Healthy Diets” (20:55-21:55)
| CARE, Action Track 4 UN Food Systems Summit | Ms. Christine Campeau, Global Advocacy Director, Food Systems, CARE ; and Chair of Action Track 4: Advance Equitable Livelihoods |
| Fund for Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean | Dr. Myrna Cunningham, President |
| Niger | Dr. Mahamadou Aboubacar MD, Nutrition Unit Coordinator, Foodsystem Dialogue National Convenor Assistant |
| International Institute of Rural Reconstruction | Ms. Emily Monville Oro, Country Director, Philippines; Acting Director, Asia |
| Mexico | Dr. Ruy López Ridaura, Director General, National Center of Programs for Prevention and Control of Diseases (CENAPRECE) |
| International Food and Beverage Alliance | Mr. Rocco Renaldi, Secretary General |
| Kenya | Ms. Jane Wambugu, Deputy Director of Agriculture and Head of AgriNutrition, Ministry of Agriculture, Livelistock, Fisheries and Cooperatives |
| Healthy Caribbean Coalition | Mr. Pierre Cooke Jr., One Young World Ambassador, Leader of Government Business; Barbados National Youth Parliament (BNYP), Technical Advisor at Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) |
| Pakistan | Dr. Hamid Jalil, Member Food Security, Climate Change and Nutrition, Planning commission |
| SUN Business Network | Ms. Farzana J Khan, Regional SUN Business Network Coordinator & Advisor |
| Concern Worldwide | Mr. Dominic MacSorley, CEO |
| Act 4 Food, Act 4 Change | Ms. Maureen Muketha, Youth nutrition advocate |
Commitments (21:55-22:10)
| Sri Lanka | H.E. Dr. L. C. Somathunga, Additional Secretary (Public Health Service), Ministry of Health |
| Togo | Dr. Bouraima Mouawiyatou, Head of the Nutrition Division, Ministry of Health, SUN Focal Point |
| Colombia | Mrs. Elisa Maria Cadena Gaona, Deputy Director of Nutritional Health, Food and Beverages |
| Cameroon | Mr. Ihong III, Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat of the International Committee for the Fight against Malnutrition |
| UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East | Dr. Seita Akihiro, Director of Health |
| Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) | Dr. Kundhavi Kadiresan, Managing Director, Global Engagement and Innovation, CGIAR |
Session3 Panel: “Effectively addressing malnutrition in fragile and conflict-affected contexts” (22:10-23:10)
| Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, USAID | Ms. Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator |
| Yemen | Dr. Nazar Basuhaib, Vice Minister, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and SUN Movement Coordinator |
| Action for Development Afghanistan | Ms. Zuhra Dadgar-Shafiq, Program Director and Co-Founder |
| Chad | Dr. Mahamat Béchir, Director of the Nutrition and Food Technology Directory at the Ministry of Health and SUN Focal Point |
| The Power of Nutrition | Ms. Anne Walsh, Senior Nutrition Specialist |
| The Philippines | Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang, Assistant Secretary and Executive Director, National Nutrition Council and SUN Focal Point |
| Royal DSM | Mr. Kaz Maruyama, President, DSM Japan |
| Somalia | Dr. Farhan Mohamed Mohamud, Director of Nutrition, Ministry of Health |
| Save the Children | Ms. Kathryn Bolles, Health and Nutrition Global Director |
| European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), European Commission | Dr. Michael Köhler , Deputy Director General |
| UN Global Nutrition Cluster | Mr. Stefano Fedele, Coordinator |
Closing Session (23:10-23:25)
| Japan | Mr. Ono Keiichi, Director General of Secretariat for Tokyo N4G Summit 2021 and Ambassador for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |